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FINANCIAL CODE
SECTION 14950-14961



14950.  (a) Every credit union may enter into obligations with its
members upon the approval of the credit committee or, in the
alternative, the credit manager, subject to the terms and conditions
established by the board of directors pursuant to Section 15100.
   (b) (1) The board of directors of a credit union shall adopt a
policy governing the acceptance by the credit union of notes
receivable from nonmembers as consideration for the sale of assets
owned by the credit union through bona fide transactions.
   (2) No credit union may accept notes receivable from nonmembers as
consideration for the sale of assets owned by the credit union
except in accordance with a policy adopted by the board of directors
pursuant to paragraph (1).
   (3) Transactions subject to this subdivision shall not be deemed
to be loans to nonmembers for purposes of Section 14750.
   (c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a credit union may permit a
nonmember to participate in an obligation or extension of credit to a
member as a joint applicant or co-obligor. An obligation or
extension of credit made pursuant to this subdivision shall not be
deemed a violation of subdivision (b) of Section 14800. Except as
otherwise permitted by statute or regulation, the credit union shall
not extend any other benefit or service of the credit union to the
nonmember solely as a result of participation as a joint applicant or
co-obligor unless the nonmember is thereafter admitted to
membership.



14951.  Any application for any loan or extension or guarantee of
credit, except an application for an extension of a loan, shall be in
writing, shall state the purpose for which the loan or extension or
guarantee of credit is desired, and, if applicable, shall describe
the property that is proposed to secure the loan or extension or
guarantee of credit.



14952.  (a) The board of directors of a credit union shall establish
the maximum amount that the credit union may lend to a member under
18 years of age in any case other than a case (1) where the member is
an emancipated minor or (2) where the loan is secured in the manner
provided for in Section 14955.
   (b) No credit union shall make a loan to a member under 18 years
of age that will result in the member being obligated to the credit
union in excess of the maximum amount established by the board of
directors pursuant to subdivision (a) unless the member is an
emancipated minor or the loan is secured in the manner provided for
in Section 14955.



14953.  (a) Any extension of credit in excess of the unsecured loan
limit set by the board of directors pursuant to Section 15100 shall
be secured either (1) by real or personal property to the extent that
the extension of credit exceeds such limit, or (2) in the manner
provided in Section 14955.
   (b) If the security offered is an endorsed note as provided in
subdivision (a) of Section 14955, a signed and dated financial
statement shall be taken from each person who endorses the note and
the sufficiency of the financial responsibility of every such
endorser shall be verified by a majority of the credit committee.
Obligations secured by the signatures of a borrower and endorser or
endorsers shall not exceed the amount that may be extended to the
borrower without security pursuant to Section 15100, plus an
equivalent amount for each endorser; plus the amount of shares or
certificates for funds pledged to secure the obligation.



14954.  For the purposes of this chapter, a person who is not an
applicant for an extension of credit or the creation of an obligation
with the credit union but guarantees performance of the underlying
obligation is a surety. A surety may act as security pursuant to
subdivision (a) of Section 14955.



14955.  "Security" includes, but is not limited to, the following:
   (a) A note endorsed by any member of the credit union or by any
other person.
   (b) Any obligation wherein the payment of interest and principal
is guaranteed by any municipal government, state government, the
government of the United States, or by any instrumentality of the
United States.
   (c) The amounts which a member has invested in the credit union,
either in the form of shares or in funds received. If the amount
invested by a member is equal to the loan made to that member, he
shall not be required to give further security.



14957.  Whenever the directors, the credit committee, or if
applicable, the credit manager, deem any loan unsafe, they may
require additional security to be given by the borrower, and if such
security is not furnished as required, they may declare the loan due
and take action to collect the same.



14958.  A credit union may participate in guaranteed loan programs
of the federal or state governments, subject to the limitations on
loans set forth in this division.



14959.  (a) A credit union may participate in loans made to its
members jointly with other credit unions, corporations or financial
organizations.
   (b) A credit union may participate in a loan originated by another
credit union which is made to a member of the originating credit
union even though the member is not also a member of the credit union
participating in the loan. A loan participation that is authorized
by this subdivision shall not be deemed to be an obligation or a
participation in an obligation with a nonmember within the meaning of
Section 14750.



14960.  (a) Any credit union that makes a refund anticipation loan
to a covered borrower, as defined in Section 232 of Title 32 of the
Code of Federal Regulations, as published on August 31, 2007, in
Volume 72 of the Federal Register, shall comply with the provisions
of Section 670 of Public Law 109-364 and Section 232 of Title 32 of
the Code of Federal Regulations, as published on August 31, 2007, in
Volume 72 of the Federal Register pertaining to refund anticipation
loans.
   (b) With respect to any refund anticipation loan covered by
Section 670 of Public Law 109-364 and Section 232 of Title 32 of the
Code of Federal Regulations, as published on August 31, 2007, in
Volume 72 of the Federal Register, a person that does not market or
extend those loans to covered borrowers shall not be in violation of
Section 394 of the Military and Veterans Code.



14961.  Any licensee that violates any provision of any of the
following federal acts or regulations violates this division:
   (a) The federal Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, as amended
(12 U.S.C. Sec. 2601 et seq.).
   (b) The federal Truth in Lending Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. Sec.
1601 et seq.).
   (c) The federal Home Ownership Equity Protection Act (15 U.S.C.
Sec. 1639).
   (d) Any regulation promulgated under any of the federal acts in
subdivision (a), (b), or (c).


State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > California > Fin > 14950-14961

FINANCIAL CODE
SECTION 14950-14961



14950.  (a) Every credit union may enter into obligations with its
members upon the approval of the credit committee or, in the
alternative, the credit manager, subject to the terms and conditions
established by the board of directors pursuant to Section 15100.
   (b) (1) The board of directors of a credit union shall adopt a
policy governing the acceptance by the credit union of notes
receivable from nonmembers as consideration for the sale of assets
owned by the credit union through bona fide transactions.
   (2) No credit union may accept notes receivable from nonmembers as
consideration for the sale of assets owned by the credit union
except in accordance with a policy adopted by the board of directors
pursuant to paragraph (1).
   (3) Transactions subject to this subdivision shall not be deemed
to be loans to nonmembers for purposes of Section 14750.
   (c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a credit union may permit a
nonmember to participate in an obligation or extension of credit to a
member as a joint applicant or co-obligor. An obligation or
extension of credit made pursuant to this subdivision shall not be
deemed a violation of subdivision (b) of Section 14800. Except as
otherwise permitted by statute or regulation, the credit union shall
not extend any other benefit or service of the credit union to the
nonmember solely as a result of participation as a joint applicant or
co-obligor unless the nonmember is thereafter admitted to
membership.



14951.  Any application for any loan or extension or guarantee of
credit, except an application for an extension of a loan, shall be in
writing, shall state the purpose for which the loan or extension or
guarantee of credit is desired, and, if applicable, shall describe
the property that is proposed to secure the loan or extension or
guarantee of credit.



14952.  (a) The board of directors of a credit union shall establish
the maximum amount that the credit union may lend to a member under
18 years of age in any case other than a case (1) where the member is
an emancipated minor or (2) where the loan is secured in the manner
provided for in Section 14955.
   (b) No credit union shall make a loan to a member under 18 years
of age that will result in the member being obligated to the credit
union in excess of the maximum amount established by the board of
directors pursuant to subdivision (a) unless the member is an
emancipated minor or the loan is secured in the manner provided for
in Section 14955.



14953.  (a) Any extension of credit in excess of the unsecured loan
limit set by the board of directors pursuant to Section 15100 shall
be secured either (1) by real or personal property to the extent that
the extension of credit exceeds such limit, or (2) in the manner
provided in Section 14955.
   (b) If the security offered is an endorsed note as provided in
subdivision (a) of Section 14955, a signed and dated financial
statement shall be taken from each person who endorses the note and
the sufficiency of the financial responsibility of every such
endorser shall be verified by a majority of the credit committee.
Obligations secured by the signatures of a borrower and endorser or
endorsers shall not exceed the amount that may be extended to the
borrower without security pursuant to Section 15100, plus an
equivalent amount for each endorser; plus the amount of shares or
certificates for funds pledged to secure the obligation.



14954.  For the purposes of this chapter, a person who is not an
applicant for an extension of credit or the creation of an obligation
with the credit union but guarantees performance of the underlying
obligation is a surety. A surety may act as security pursuant to
subdivision (a) of Section 14955.



14955.  "Security" includes, but is not limited to, the following:
   (a) A note endorsed by any member of the credit union or by any
other person.
   (b) Any obligation wherein the payment of interest and principal
is guaranteed by any municipal government, state government, the
government of the United States, or by any instrumentality of the
United States.
   (c) The amounts which a member has invested in the credit union,
either in the form of shares or in funds received. If the amount
invested by a member is equal to the loan made to that member, he
shall not be required to give further security.



14957.  Whenever the directors, the credit committee, or if
applicable, the credit manager, deem any loan unsafe, they may
require additional security to be given by the borrower, and if such
security is not furnished as required, they may declare the loan due
and take action to collect the same.



14958.  A credit union may participate in guaranteed loan programs
of the federal or state governments, subject to the limitations on
loans set forth in this division.



14959.  (a) A credit union may participate in loans made to its
members jointly with other credit unions, corporations or financial
organizations.
   (b) A credit union may participate in a loan originated by another
credit union which is made to a member of the originating credit
union even though the member is not also a member of the credit union
participating in the loan. A loan participation that is authorized
by this subdivision shall not be deemed to be an obligation or a
participation in an obligation with a nonmember within the meaning of
Section 14750.



14960.  (a) Any credit union that makes a refund anticipation loan
to a covered borrower, as defined in Section 232 of Title 32 of the
Code of Federal Regulations, as published on August 31, 2007, in
Volume 72 of the Federal Register, shall comply with the provisions
of Section 670 of Public Law 109-364 and Section 232 of Title 32 of
the Code of Federal Regulations, as published on August 31, 2007, in
Volume 72 of the Federal Register pertaining to refund anticipation
loans.
   (b) With respect to any refund anticipation loan covered by
Section 670 of Public Law 109-364 and Section 232 of Title 32 of the
Code of Federal Regulations, as published on August 31, 2007, in
Volume 72 of the Federal Register, a person that does not market or
extend those loans to covered borrowers shall not be in violation of
Section 394 of the Military and Veterans Code.



14961.  Any licensee that violates any provision of any of the
following federal acts or regulations violates this division:
   (a) The federal Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, as amended
(12 U.S.C. Sec. 2601 et seq.).
   (b) The federal Truth in Lending Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. Sec.
1601 et seq.).
   (c) The federal Home Ownership Equity Protection Act (15 U.S.C.
Sec. 1639).
   (d) Any regulation promulgated under any of the federal acts in
subdivision (a), (b), or (c).



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Statutes > California > Fin > 14950-14961

FINANCIAL CODE
SECTION 14950-14961



14950.  (a) Every credit union may enter into obligations with its
members upon the approval of the credit committee or, in the
alternative, the credit manager, subject to the terms and conditions
established by the board of directors pursuant to Section 15100.
   (b) (1) The board of directors of a credit union shall adopt a
policy governing the acceptance by the credit union of notes
receivable from nonmembers as consideration for the sale of assets
owned by the credit union through bona fide transactions.
   (2) No credit union may accept notes receivable from nonmembers as
consideration for the sale of assets owned by the credit union
except in accordance with a policy adopted by the board of directors
pursuant to paragraph (1).
   (3) Transactions subject to this subdivision shall not be deemed
to be loans to nonmembers for purposes of Section 14750.
   (c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a credit union may permit a
nonmember to participate in an obligation or extension of credit to a
member as a joint applicant or co-obligor. An obligation or
extension of credit made pursuant to this subdivision shall not be
deemed a violation of subdivision (b) of Section 14800. Except as
otherwise permitted by statute or regulation, the credit union shall
not extend any other benefit or service of the credit union to the
nonmember solely as a result of participation as a joint applicant or
co-obligor unless the nonmember is thereafter admitted to
membership.



14951.  Any application for any loan or extension or guarantee of
credit, except an application for an extension of a loan, shall be in
writing, shall state the purpose for which the loan or extension or
guarantee of credit is desired, and, if applicable, shall describe
the property that is proposed to secure the loan or extension or
guarantee of credit.



14952.  (a) The board of directors of a credit union shall establish
the maximum amount that the credit union may lend to a member under
18 years of age in any case other than a case (1) where the member is
an emancipated minor or (2) where the loan is secured in the manner
provided for in Section 14955.
   (b) No credit union shall make a loan to a member under 18 years
of age that will result in the member being obligated to the credit
union in excess of the maximum amount established by the board of
directors pursuant to subdivision (a) unless the member is an
emancipated minor or the loan is secured in the manner provided for
in Section 14955.



14953.  (a) Any extension of credit in excess of the unsecured loan
limit set by the board of directors pursuant to Section 15100 shall
be secured either (1) by real or personal property to the extent that
the extension of credit exceeds such limit, or (2) in the manner
provided in Section 14955.
   (b) If the security offered is an endorsed note as provided in
subdivision (a) of Section 14955, a signed and dated financial
statement shall be taken from each person who endorses the note and
the sufficiency of the financial responsibility of every such
endorser shall be verified by a majority of the credit committee.
Obligations secured by the signatures of a borrower and endorser or
endorsers shall not exceed the amount that may be extended to the
borrower without security pursuant to Section 15100, plus an
equivalent amount for each endorser; plus the amount of shares or
certificates for funds pledged to secure the obligation.



14954.  For the purposes of this chapter, a person who is not an
applicant for an extension of credit or the creation of an obligation
with the credit union but guarantees performance of the underlying
obligation is a surety. A surety may act as security pursuant to
subdivision (a) of Section 14955.



14955.  "Security" includes, but is not limited to, the following:
   (a) A note endorsed by any member of the credit union or by any
other person.
   (b) Any obligation wherein the payment of interest and principal
is guaranteed by any municipal government, state government, the
government of the United States, or by any instrumentality of the
United States.
   (c) The amounts which a member has invested in the credit union,
either in the form of shares or in funds received. If the amount
invested by a member is equal to the loan made to that member, he
shall not be required to give further security.



14957.  Whenever the directors, the credit committee, or if
applicable, the credit manager, deem any loan unsafe, they may
require additional security to be given by the borrower, and if such
security is not furnished as required, they may declare the loan due
and take action to collect the same.



14958.  A credit union may participate in guaranteed loan programs
of the federal or state governments, subject to the limitations on
loans set forth in this division.



14959.  (a) A credit union may participate in loans made to its
members jointly with other credit unions, corporations or financial
organizations.
   (b) A credit union may participate in a loan originated by another
credit union which is made to a member of the originating credit
union even though the member is not also a member of the credit union
participating in the loan. A loan participation that is authorized
by this subdivision shall not be deemed to be an obligation or a
participation in an obligation with a nonmember within the meaning of
Section 14750.



14960.  (a) Any credit union that makes a refund anticipation loan
to a covered borrower, as defined in Section 232 of Title 32 of the
Code of Federal Regulations, as published on August 31, 2007, in
Volume 72 of the Federal Register, shall comply with the provisions
of Section 670 of Public Law 109-364 and Section 232 of Title 32 of
the Code of Federal Regulations, as published on August 31, 2007, in
Volume 72 of the Federal Register pertaining to refund anticipation
loans.
   (b) With respect to any refund anticipation loan covered by
Section 670 of Public Law 109-364 and Section 232 of Title 32 of the
Code of Federal Regulations, as published on August 31, 2007, in
Volume 72 of the Federal Register, a person that does not market or
extend those loans to covered borrowers shall not be in violation of
Section 394 of the Military and Veterans Code.



14961.  Any licensee that violates any provision of any of the
following federal acts or regulations violates this division:
   (a) The federal Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, as amended
(12 U.S.C. Sec. 2601 et seq.).
   (b) The federal Truth in Lending Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. Sec.
1601 et seq.).
   (c) The federal Home Ownership Equity Protection Act (15 U.S.C.
Sec. 1639).
   (d) Any regulation promulgated under any of the federal acts in
subdivision (a), (b), or (c).